Search underway for missing mum 21-years on

West Midlands Police officers at the search site in Coventry Credit: PA Pictures

Police investigating the disappearance of a young Coventry mum 21 years ago are continuing to search parkland following new information about the case.

Police tents have been erected at the search site in Coventry Credit: PA Pictures

West Midlands Police said a number of specialist teams are scouring an area of cordoned-off parkland off Purcell Road in Coventry in connection with the disappearance of Nicola Payne in 1991. Her son Owen was six months old at the time.

Community Support Officers at the scene in Coventry Credit: PA Pictures

The 18-year-old left her boyfriend's home to walk to her parents house nearby, but she never arrived.

Searches, which include the use of ground x-ray equipment, are expected to last several days